In a UK water sector first, Scottish Water is deploying ground-breaking new technology for measuring emissions from waste water treatment plants.
An ambitious new Vision for the water sector in Scotland has been unveiled which will be at the heart of Scottish Water’s future strategy.
The Scottish Government is warning that the future of hydropower, a key renewable industry ,is “at a crossroads” and is calling for the UK Government to work closely with its Scottish counterpart to secure the future of the sector.
Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scotland’s economic development agencies, have awarded AECOM, a global integrated infrastructure services company, and its partners WRc and UK Water Ltd, a contract to deliver the Hydro Nation Water Innovation Service on behalf of the Scottish Government.
First Minister Alex Salmond has hailed pumped storage hydro as the natural complement to Scotland’s renewables revolution, and argued the case for transferring energy policy powers to Holyrood.
SSE will begin construction on the £30 million 7.5MW Glasa hydro scheme near Ardross in Ross-shire later this year, it has confirmed.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.